Langcliffe International, the European specialist deal origination business, has announced further growth on the back of a significant increase in European activity with its introductions resulting in 12 completed transactions in the first four months of 2022, half of which were on behalf of overseas clients. Over the last three years, the firm has focused […]
Recognise Bank has announced the agreement of a £4.2m-plus refinance package for a portfolio investment client. The loan was provided to allow the client to refinance an expiring loan, secured on a mix of residential and commercial properties in in various locations across the country. The client, Hurstglen Properties, was introduced to Recognise Bank by […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Falkirk dental practice, Grahams Road Dental Surgery. Grahams Road Dental Surgery is a mixed-income practice with six fully equipped surgeries, three hygiene surgeries, and circa 19,000 registered patients. It occupies the ground floor of a traditional style property in a prominent location on […]
The Brightstar Group has completed its largest ever day, securing nearly £75m worth of finance for clients of Brightstar Financial and Sirius Property Finance. The record trading day for the group included the completion of a £69m loan by Sirius Property Finance to fund the development of a luxury 291-unit mixed use scheme on the […]
Bridging applications and completions in Q1 2022 have fallen back from their record highs in Q4 2021, but remain strong compared to the long-term average, according to the latest data from the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). The figures, compiled by auditors from data provided by members of the ASTL, show that bridging completions […]
New research from Tech Nation and Google for Startups reveals funding for purpose-driven startups has soared to $3.5bn (approx £2.8bn) in the past decade. The first-of-its-kind analysis shows that between 2011 and 2021, funding for impact tech companies addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals rose from just $74m (or £59m) to $3.5bn (£2.8bn). And in 2021, […]
how.fm, the SaaS training platform enabling warehouse operators to onboard, upskill, and support their operators every day, today announces it has raised a $5.4m seed round. The company will use the funding to recruit across the business, grow its commercial teams in Cologne and London, and further, expand into the manufacturing, retail and food industries. […]
A parade of shops which features in the movie ‘Notting Hill’ is being transformed into a luxury apartment scheme with a GDV in excess of £30m after the specialist lender Atelier agreed to finance the mixed-use redevelopment. The four-storey, 24,511 sq ft Victorian terrace at 305-317 Westbourne Park Road, West London, stands directly opposite the […]
Adsum, a fintech startup blazing a trail in a new category of tax-based financing, has raised $5mn from VCs Episode 1 and Digital Horizon, with participation from D2 alongside other prominent angel investors from London and New York. The fresh funding comes in addition to credit facilities established with institutional credit investors at the end of 2021. Through the use […]
London-based consultancy firm, GRAPH Strategy, has provided commercial due diligence to support two private equity firms with investments into rapidly growing technology businesses. In March 2022, Farview Equity Partners, a European growth equity investor, made an equity investment in Amplience, the leading commerce experience platform. Amplience was founded in 2008, and since then has made […]
